Team Speedway Junior World Championship
Current season, competition or edition: 2016 Team Speedway Junior World Championship | |
| Sport | Motorcycle speedway |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Continent | World |
| Most recent champion(s) |
 Poland (2016) |
| Most titles |
Poland (8 times) |
| Related competitions | Individual Championship |
The Team Speedway Junior World Championship (more commonly known as the Under-21 Speedway World Cup) is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries (U-21). The first edition of the competition was in 2005.
The current World Champions are Poland, who won in 2016 Final in Norrköping, Sweden. The championship has been dominated by Poland with them winning first place a record nine times.
Rules
| Race format | ||||
| Gate | A (inside) | B | C | D (outside) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat No | Riders starting No | |||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 22 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Eligibility
The minimum age limit (16 years) starts on the date of the rider's birthday and the maximum age limit (21 years) finishes at the end of the year in which they reach 21 years old.
Team composition
The 4 competing teams shall each consist of 5 riders; there shall be no substitute rider:
- Team A (Helmet colour Red): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Team B (Blue): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Team C (White): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Team D (Yellow/Black): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
When a team is 6 or more points in arrears of the leading team, the team manager may substitute a rider in the next or succeeding heats with another rider in his team, However, each rider may be used as a substitute once only. Substitutions must stop when the team is less than 6 points in arrears.
Prize
in Swiss franc
| Placing | Qualifying Meeting |
Final |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3,600 | 5,000 |
| 2nd | 2,600 | 4,000 |
| 3rd | 2,000 | 3,000 |
| 4th | 1,800 | 2,500 |
| Total | 10,000 | 14,500 |
Previous winners
| Year | Venue | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 2005 |  Pardubice |
Poland (41 pts) |
 Sweden (35 pts) |
 Denmark (24 pts) |
| 2006 | Rybnik |
Poland (41 pts) |
Sweden (27 pts) |
Denmark (26 pts) |
| 2007 |  Abensberg |
Poland (40 pts) |
 Great Britain (36 pts) |
Czech Republic (30 pts) |
| 2008 | Holsted |
Poland (40 pts) |
Denmark (39 pts) |
Sweden (38 pts) |
| 2009 | Gorzów Wielkopolski |
Poland (57 pts) |
Denmark (45 pts) |
Sweden (32 pts) |
| Year | Venue | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 2010 | Rye House |
Denmark (51 pts) |
Sweden (37 pts) |
Poland (35 pts) |
| 2011 |  Balakovo |
Russia (61 pts) |
Denmark (31 pts) |
 Ukraine (29+3 pts) |
| 2012 | Gniezno |
Poland (61 pts) |
 Australia (44 pts) |
Sweden (26 pts) |
| 2013 | Pardubice |
Denmark (42 pts) |
Poland (41 pts) |
Czech Republic (24 pts) |
| 2014 | Slangerup |
Poland (51 pts) |
Denmark (35 pts) |
Sweden (21 pts) |
| 2015 | Mildura |
Poland (50 pts) |
Denmark (39 pts) |
Australia (29 pts) |
| 2016 | Norrköping |
Poland (44 pts) |
Australia (37 pts) |
Denmark (24 pts) |
Classification
| Pos | National Team | Total |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Poland | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. | Denmark | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 3. | Russia | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4. | Sweden | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| 5. | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 6. | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7. | Czech Republic | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8. | Ukraine | 1 | 1 |
Champions
This is a complete list of speedway riders who have won Under-21 Speedway World Cup. In total, 36 different riders from 3 national team have a Team U-21 World Champion title. List in alphabetical order is here.
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Four times Champion:
Three times Champion:
Two times Champions:
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One times Champions:
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Note: riders in bold type are current World Champions.
References
See also
| Seasons |  | |
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International speedway competitions | ||
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| World | | |
| Europe | ||
| National Championships | ||
| Ice speedway |
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| Long track |
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| Governing Bodies | ||